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Minimizing Temper Tantrums: Giving Your Toddler Choices By : Rachel Paxton How to minimize your toddler's temper tantrums by offering him or her choices. Mommy, I Miss My Old Carpeting! By : Diane Overgard, CFLE Making a family move with toddlers and preschoolers? How can a parent help? Praying with Your Toddler By : Rachel Paxton Tips for praying with your toddler. Having a Tea Party With Your Toddler By : O Quinn A simple way to share a special moment with your toddlers. Toddler Activity: Play and Learning with Blocks By : Sherry Frewerd When toddlers play and explore with blocks they are learning to experiment with new ideas and pretend. At the same time, their physical skills develop through the moving, balancing and building of blocks. Believe it or not, toddlers learn math concepts and problem solving skills through block play. When they play in a group they are also developing important social tools as they share and work with other children to create towers and buildings from blocks. Introducing Toddlers to the Library By : Sherry Frewerd When many people think of libraries they remember the multiple times they were ‘hushed’ as a child. Years ago librarians were considered the ‘library police’ and often thought of as unfriendly old ladies out to prevent fun at all costs. Well luckily for today’s children those times are past and a whole new world of library fun exists for your toddler. Toddlers – in the library? Yes! Tips for Stopping Toddler Temper Tantrums in Their Tracks By : Sherry Frewerd Toddlers are naturally full of emotion, but to an exasperated parent a toddler temper tantrum can feel like a natural disaster if not quelled quickly. Tantrums are not a toddler’s way of being a bad kid, but simply how they cope with their feelings the best way they can for their age. What’s a parent to do to calm the storm before it gets out of hand? Here are a few simple tips to help compose your distressed toddler without losing your temper or surrendering to the tantrum. Enjoying Camping with Toddlers By : Rachel Paxton Thinking about taking your family camping? Here are some tips for camping with toddlers. Scrapbooking Toddler Memories By : Rachel Paxton Tips for taking great pictures of your toddler for scrapbooking. Developing Toddler Motor Skills By : Rachel Paxton Toddlers learn and grow very quickly. There are many motor skills developed at this age. Here are some ways you can help them develop these skills. Tips From a New Mom - Part II By : Daughter Nature 18 months later in the life of a new mom and her successful experience with her toddler's diet and health! Eight Tips for Feeding Toddlers By : Rachel Paxton How to create an atmosphere where your toddler is more likely to settle down and eat. Spring Into Spanish: Seven Simple Steps For Bilingual Bliss By : Boca Beth We all realize the need to be bilingual in this global society of ours. Now we struggle as adults hoping to provide our children with a jump start on second language fun. That is the key - make it fun, and the whole family will be learning Spanish together! Activities for Toddlers: Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Enjoy Life with Your Little One By : Susie Cortright The key to having fun with your toddler is to keep it simple and spend lots of time allowing them to explore at their own pace. Here are some simple and inexpensive activities you can enjoy with your toddler. Easy Crafts For Your Toddler By : Susanne Myers Keeping an inquisitive toddler entertained and stimulated isn't always an easy task. His curiosity will usually get him in all sorts of trouble as he is taking things apart to figure out how they work. A great way to keep him busy with something slightly less destructive is to make crafts with your toddler. Crafting is also a wonderful way to spend quality time with your child. Take a look at the craft ideas below, pick something and start making an easy craft with your toddler. Morning, Noon and Night: The Stages of Our Lives With Languages By : Boca Beth Find out the latest on how learning and speaking a second language can carry you from infancy, through early school years and into your golden years. You will be amazed as a parent how the latest research suggests being bilingual can help delay the onset of dementia symptoms. Toddlers: Dealing With Potty Training Accidents By : Mila Sidman & Alice Seba It’s time to teach your child to use the potty. This can be a terrifying time for any child. Handling it calmly, rationally, and with love is most important. Let’s discuss toddlers: dealing with potty training accidents. Toddlers: What To Do When Your Toddler Prefers To Sleep With You By : Mila Sidman & Alice Seba Did you know in some cultures it is normal for toddlers to sleep with their parents? While some parents actually follow this particular method; it is, for many not an appropriate way to raise a child. Teaching Toddlers to do Household Chores By : Rachel Paxton Tips for helping your toddlers learn to do household chores. Bye Bye Pacifier! Ideas for Weaning your Toddler By : Stefanie Fauquet Pacifier, paci, pac pac, binky, whatever you call it, there will come a time when you want to start weaning your toddler off his or her pacifier. But be warned, this is not usually an easy task as most toddlers are very attached. Tips for Potty Training your Toddler By : Stefanie Fauquet Potty Training seems to be one of the most anticipated and also dreaded tasks among mothers of toddlers...Here are some tips to make potty training your toddler easier. Calming Toddler Bedtime Tips By : Sherry Frewerd Toddlers are very busy little people. Throughout the day they are working hard at playing and learning new skills. A toddler will go and go, pushing the limits of what he can comprehend, and since he doesn't understand how to deal with the ups and downs of his day, he is usually frustrated and worn out by evening. The First Year By : Jody Kierstead As any mum knows, life with a toddler is never boring! My days are filled with laughter and tears; giggly screeches and not-so-giggly yells; scrapes and bumps; shoes in the toilet and dirty laundry; and aromatherapy has helped me through it all! Ten Ways To Keep A Toddler Entertained In The Kitchen By : Teresa Kolvek Anyone who has tried to cook a meal while watching a toddler knows how difficult a chore this can be. I know that if I don’t keep my little girl busy and entertained, she’s either off in another room scaling the furniture, clinging to my legs and screaming for attention, or grabbing for hot pots and kitchen shears. So, here are some ways I’ve found to keep her safe and happy while I get dinner ready. 5 Tips For Grocery Shopping With Your Toddler By : Teresa Kolvek Doing any kind of grocery shopping with a toddler can be a real challenge. But, with a little preparation and a lot of patience, it can be an enjoyable and entertaining experience. Here are some tips and tricks that work for our family. Guilt Trip: Mommy Business Travel By : Teresa Kolvek While a working mom’s guilt is seemingly never-ending (well, mine anyway), there are a few things that can ease the pain a bit. Five Tips for Getting Picky Kids to Eat Fruits and Vegetables By : Teresa Kolvek Is your child super-picky? It’s sometimes tough to know whether cautious eaters, as I like to call them, are getting proper nutrition. Here are a few strategies that have worked for getting my toddler to eat her fruits and vegetables. Help My Toddler is on the Loose! By : Mila Sidman What’s a mom to do when your toddler is on the loose? Here are a few recommendations for keeping your toddler close by. Helping Your Toddler Become Independent By : Lisa Braverman Even though you may want to keep them little forever it is very important to help your child learn how to become independent. Give them many opportunities to practice and succeed at every day activities. How To Choose A Good Potty Chair By : Susanne Myers Your child is starting to show some interest in potty training and is at the right age. So you race to the store to get your little one a potty. If you’re like me, you didn’t realize how many options there are these days when it comes to potty chairs. You will find little potties that sit on the floor, inserts for a regular toilet, character-based potty chairs and even models that come with sound and light effects. Which one will be right for your child? Activities for Active Toddler Boys By : Rachel Paxton Hints for keeping your active toddler boys busy during the day. The Importance of Toddler Routines By : Rachel Paxton Tips for creating a daily routine for your toddler. Tips For Potty Training A Stubborn Toddler By : Susanne Myers I potty trained quite a few kids over the years, but I have to tell you, my daughter has been the toughest so far. She is just such a stubborn child – especially when it comes to potty training. If you are in the same situation, here are some tips that have worked for my daughter and me. With a little luck they will work for you as well. Housework with Toddlers - Here Comes Trouble! By : Carrie Lauth You want to have fun and play with your little one but as an adult, you have a need for some order. What to do? Here are some tips that have worked for many other Moms. Planning a Superman Birthday Party By : Kara Kelso With the release of the new movie, the popularity of Superman is growing. I don't think he ever went away, but it's now becoming easier to find superman items in the store. This should make your job of finding birthday party supplies extremely easy. Planning a Dora Birthday Party By : Kara Kelso Dora the Explorer is a popular character with little girls. It's no wonder so many are demanding Dora be the feature of their next birthday party. Here are tips to help in your planning. How to Plan a Spiderman Birthday Party Theme By : Kara Kelso Birthday parties can be fun, but also a lot of work. If your son is begging for a spiderman birthday theme, here are some ideas to use for decorations and more. Why Small Children Need Snacks By : Jenni Hunt Children can be finicky eaters sometimes. They like something one day and a few days later they simply detest it. Also, sometimes they don’t like to eat too much at one time and prefer to eat at regular, but frequent, intervals. For this reason, snacks form a very important part in a child’s diet. Do Disposable Diapers Make Potty Training Harder? By : Susanne Myers Yes, I think disposable diapers make potty training harder. If you look at the average age a child was potty trained even just a generation ago, you can see that kids now take a lot longer to give up the diaper in exchange for using the potty. When Is The Right Time To Potty Train? By : Susanne Myers There isn’t a simple answer for this question. The truth is each child decides on his or her own when it is time to start peeing in the potty. There is however a general age range and somewhere during that time your child will be ready for potty training. 5 Must Ask Questions for Anyone Potty Training A Toddler By : Susanne Myers If you are thinking about starting to potty train your toddler, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before you begin potty training. Being well prepared for this challenging transition from diapers to potty is one of the best things you can do to make this as easy as possible on your child. Potty Training doesn’t have to be a chore. By : Doll5272 As a home daycare provider I have the pleasure of potty training many of child. As a lot of mother’s know training a boy can be more challenging but the key is to not start to early and allow your child to show you the signs, that he or she is ready to start training. 3 Things to Make Toddler Bathtime Easier By : Allison S The top 3 things that we use at our house to make toddler bathtime easier. Be The Parent By : Demetria Zinga How to take a stand and be the parent in your home-- a funny story. I’m One Year Old and Thank Goodness for Sign Language By : Emma Rath A humorous article from the viewpoint of a toddler, explaining the benefits and how-to of using sign language with small children. Toddler Bed Rail By : Jackie G Maxwell The question of whether you need a toddler bed rail, depends largely on how active your little one is. But the question of when to use the bedrail, is a decision for Mom and Dad, and one that should not be taken until the child is at least two years old. Potty Training Reward System By : Jennifer Houck Potty training does not come easy with every toddler. Some toddlers need little incentives to make them finally go on the potty. Start out easy then progress each week until the potty training is official. Quick and Easy Snacks For Your Toddler By : C. Steendahl Your growing toddler needs to snack quite a few times a day in addition to eating regular meals with the rest of the family. Here are a few quick and easy snack ideas that you can put together in just a few minutes. You toddler will enjoy these yummy snacks. Helping Toddlers Learn Through Make-Believe By : Sherry Frewerd Kayleen is serving tea and muffins to Oscar the Grouch while sporting a faded felt snowman hat. Not too far away, C.J. is holding a baby doll and gently taking her temperature with a big plastic thermometer. What do these two year olds have in common? They’re both engaging in the time-less activity of ‘make-believe’ play. Out of Site, Out of Hind By : S. (Shae) A. Cooke A toddler's "bwush wit death" on the potty is cause for deep and thoughtful reflection by Mom, and the Tidy Bowl man. Out of Site, Out of Hind is a humorous look at a toddler's fear of poop. Toddler Time Outs By : Kelly Korbonski Toddler Time Out Tips, through experience. Overcoming Shyness in Toddlers By : Amanda Compton Shyness in Toddlers. Strategies to help your toddler overcome shyness. Child Behavior (2-6 year olds): How To Avoid Raising A Spoiled Brat! By : Kelly Nault Although the preschool years can be exciting, they can also signal a time of many parenting challenges that leave a parent bewildered and frustrated, especially when deciding how to best deal with child behavior that includes: temper tantrums, toilet training, bossiness, hitting, and sibling rivalry. Parents who try to do a lot of things “right” when dealing with child behavior from 2 - 6 often fall into a common parenting trap of spoiling their children. Learn how to stay out of this trap now. Potty Training Tips For Stubborn Children That Work! By : Kelly Nault Many moms are not experiencing relief when their stubborn child resists potty training all together. With the laundry piling up and the cost of pull-ups eating away at the weekly budget, it's no wonder many parents feel like they're ready to flush those unsuccessful potty training techniques down the toilet! If you choose to use the seven potty training tips shared here for a stubborn child, you'll find that potty training becomes a process—rather than a power struggle—with a happy ending. Potty Training Tips For Girls By : Kelly Nault Mom seeking potty training tips for girls shares her struggle with her four year old daughter. Expert shares six time-tested potty training techniques that when applied consistently successfully teach any girl to learn how to be potty trained easily and effortlessly. She also shares parenting solutions for power struggles between parent and preschooler. Child Behavior For A Three Year Old By : Kelly Nault Out-of-control mom asks parenting expert how to discipline her three year old daughter because "time-outs" are no longer working and her daughter is now ruling the roost! Expert assures mom that she is "...NOT a failure—just a mom who needs some new tools" and offers six time-tested parenting strategies to inspire a three year old to want to be her best. Head Banging in Toddlers-Why? By : Amanda Compton This articles explores head banging and its causes in Toddlers. Messy Mealtimes ~ Try These Tips By : Alice Seba Does your baby throw his bowl or food every mealtime? Does he try to grab the spoon from you ending in a terrible mess? Messy mealtimes are a fact of life. Try these tips to help minimize the disaster area that is your kitchen: Natural Teething Remedies By : Alice Seba The mouth is your baby's most developed sensory organ and a great source of pleasure. This pleasure can be discovered through feeding, sucking on a pacifier or fingers and, even though you hate it, sticking everything he comes across into his mouth. Then, these nasty teeth start breaking through the gums and the pleasure his mouth previously provided has been rudely interrupted. Preparing Your Toddler for a New Baby By : Alice Seba It's a big change for an once only child to become a big brother or sister. It can be a threatening and scary experience. If, as parents, you help your child understand the joys of being an older sibling, you can help ease some of your child's stress. Here are a few tips for preparing for the new arrival: Kids' Toys. Think Before You Buy. By : Sherry Frewerd There is a chore in my home that brings out the procrastinator in me. This particular chore is so big and so difficult, that I create new tasks just to avoid starting the dreaded job. What could be so bad: My toddler’s bedroom – a.k.a. fighting the battle of ‘too many toys!’ How To Potty Train Your Two Year Old In Two Days By : Carrie Lauth A simple recipe for potty training from a Mom of 4. Why Creativity and Self-Expression are Important to Little Kids By : Sherry Frewerd Art experiences are a major part of a toddler’s daily activities. They have grown enough to grasp objects and tear paper and hold crayons and brushes. Naturally they are thrilled with the anticipation of a new art project, and most importantly, with the quality time spent with the important adults in his/her life. Sharing Books with Children By : Sherry Frewerd By sharing books with your young child, you are planting a precious memory that will last a lifetime for both parent and child. They in turn will continue the tradition with their own children and remember those special times. A world of experiences and ideas are waiting for you to introduce to them. Music and the Young Child By : Sherry Frewerd Introducing music to young children will provide them with a foundation to help develop language and listening skills, along with enhanced coordination and emotional development. Little children love to express themselves through music and given the opportunity, will reap the benefits of a lifetime of music appreciation.